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Riverside Elementary

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Riverside Elementary ranks 370 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

370^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Riverside Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Little River, SC, serving 697 students as part of the highly ranked Horry 01 school district.

Riverside Elementary has seen a notable decline in academic performance over the past few years. The school currently ranks in the 44th percentile statewide, down from the 59th percentile just two years ago. This places it well below its closest geographic neighbor, Waterway Elementary, which is only 2.4 miles away and ranks in the 60th percentile. The gap is especially visible in math, where only 43.6% of Riverside's 4th graders are proficient compared to 53.6% at Waterway. Science is a particular concern, with just 38.4% of 4th graders meeting proficiency standards—a dramatic 18-point gap from the district average. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate (16.7%) is actually better than both the district and state averages, indicating students are showing up, the academic results suggest the instruction they receive once there may not be meeting their needs.

One of the most striking findings is that Riverside spends more per student ($14,641) than most nearby schools, yet achieves lower results. For comparison, Kingston Elementary spends slightly more ($15,422) but ranks in the 84th percentile. The school also struggles significantly in supporting students with disabilities, ranking in the 1st percentile statewide for this group. Performance for other student subgroups has also dropped sharply in recent years. Given the school's high spending, low academic outcomes, and rapid decline, parents considering this school may want to ask administrators about current instructional strategies, how resources are being allocated, and what specific interventions are in place to reverse the downward trend.

697

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,641

Per pupil spending ?

63.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1287 Highway 57 South
Little River, SC 29566

(843) 399-8800

District: Horry 01

Students who attend Riverside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	North Myrtle Beach Middle
High:	North Myrtle Beach High

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.9%

African American:

29.8%

Hispanic:

12.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2017 → 44th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (52% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2017

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg63%

South Carolina avg58%

370^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 22 pts since 2017

From top 33% (2017) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 28Elementary Schools in the Horry 01

9^th of 75Horry 01 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	370 of 661	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.2	290 of 639	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	264 of 643	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	296 of 644	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.3	195 of 625	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.3	195 of 622	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.1	188 of 643	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	58.7	248 of 624	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.7	214 of 639	66.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	248 of 384	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.7	197 of 380	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.6	121 of 369	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.2	272 of 394	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.5	137 of 393	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	157 of 350	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.0	108 of 421	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	57.1	151 of 412	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	133 of 156	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.8	124 of 147	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	152 of 174	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	66.6	43 of 151	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	60.9	57 of 189	69.8%	★★★★☆
2018	45.6	80 of 161	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	358 of 599	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.2	333 of 580	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	284 of 568	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	317 of 580	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.5	190 of 573	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.8	179 of 554	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	223 of 588	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	274 of 570	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	343 of 634	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.5	240 of 612	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	189 of 602	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	229 of 608	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.7	139 of 600	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	62.7	202 of 580	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.9	99 of 600	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	186 of 588	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.9	333 of 591	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.9	236 of 585	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	216 of 571	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	254 of 582	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	198 of 579	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.3	202 of 561	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.2	154 of 590	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	61.1	223 of 571	60.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	310 of 463	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.5	249 of 459	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	247 of 446	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	242 of 463	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.3	122 of 455	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	66.8	131 of 439	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	112 of 472	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	162 of 457	64.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile~ school

Male (2026)44th percentile~ school

Female (2026)40th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)35th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)33rd percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2026)15th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts61%-3 vs state

Mathematics49%-5 vs state

Science38%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)			SC READY Mathematics (2026)			SC READY Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2024)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1287 Highway 57 South	Little River	29566	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 399-8800	697	47	14.8	63.2%	313 (44.9%)	208 (29.8%)	86 (12.3%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	77 (11.0%)	43.5	370^th of 661 public elementary schools	44.0%		53.2	290^th of 639 public elementary schools	54.6%	80	58.1	58.2	67.0	55.6	43.6	47.1	38.4	$14,641	$1,623	$697	$2,320	$10,793	$1,529	$12,321
Waterway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Sandridge Road	Little River	29566	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 399-2204	912	56	16.2	59.5%	441 (48.4%)	162 (17.8%)	184 (20.2%)	12 (1.3%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (11.7%)	57.3	266^th of 661 public elementary schools	59.8%		72.1	184^th of 639 public elementary schools	71.2%	82	68.4	66.6	61.6	67.7	53.6	40.6	52.3	$13,091	$1,077	$515	$1,592	$10,158	$1,342	$11,499
Ocean Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 11th Avenue North	North Myrtle Beach	29582	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 663-0195	852	54	15.7	45.7%	543 (63.7%)	48 (5.6%)	163 (19.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	91 (10.7%)	85.3	83^rd of 661 public elementary schools	87.4%		79.5	118^th of 639 public elementary schools	81.5%	35	76.2	79.1	80.9	73.1	69.8	68.8	67.4	$13,073	$1,355	$495	$1,850	$9,630	$1,594	$11,224
Ocean Bay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	950 International Drive	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 903-8400	1,181	69	17.1	41.1%	792 (67.1%)	86 (7.3%)	163 (13.8%)	40 (3.4%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (8.0%)	79.7	126^th of 661 public elementary schools	80.9%		86.5	74^th of 639 public elementary schools	88.4%	52	80.7	72.3	75.0	75.6	62.9	61.5	64.8	$11,760	$739	$390	$1,128	$9,211	$1,421	$10,632
Ten Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2287 Carolina Forest Blvd.	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(843) 488-8051	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	85.8	80^th of 661 public elementary schools	87.9%					(n/a)	83.9	84.6	76.7	76.7	68.7	63.1	65.6
Daisy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Red Bluff Road	Loris	29569	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 756-5136	631	47	13.4	100.0%	271 (42.9%)	193 (30.6%)	102 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (9.5%)	71	185^th of 661 public elementary schools	72.0%		57.8	266^th of 639 public elementary schools	58.4%	81	73.5	74.0	60.2	77.1	60.6	50.6	61.5	$15,329	$1,935	$677	$2,612	$11,154	$1,563	$12,717
Kingston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4580 Highway 472	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 365-3777	517	40	12.9	64.0%	332 (64.2%)	52 (10.1%)	88 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.5%)	82.5	106^th of 661 public elementary schools	84.0%		86.1	76^th of 639 public elementary schools	88.1%	30	72.8	77.6	76.3	72.6	71.8	69.1	65.8	$15,422	$1,553	$501	$2,054	$11,573	$1,795	$13,368
River Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Augusta Plantation Drive	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 903-6300	1,426	92	15.5	44.9%	825 (57.9%)	141 (9.9%)	315 (22.1%)	21 (1.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	118 (8.3%)	89.5	54^th of 661 public elementary schools	91.8%		77.5	135^th of 639 public elementary schools	78.9%	81	82.1	78.9	83.1	82.9	76.0	69.2	69.2	$11,914	$1,173	$432	$1,605	$8,977	$1,332	$10,309
Myrtle Beach Elementary	Public	3-5	950 Seahawk Way	Myrtle Beach	29577	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 626-5831	1,066	69	15.4	100.0%	377 (35.4%)	231 (21.7%)	362 (34.0%)	16 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	74 (6.9%)	29.2	469^th of 661 public elementary schools	29.0%		30.7	444^th of 639 public elementary schools	30.5%	25	52.8	57.2	52.5	46.2	35.7	38.9	37.6	$12,826	$1,075	$682	$1,757	$9,668	$1,401	$11,070
Myrtle Beach Early Childhood	Public	PK-K	612 29th Avenue North	Myrtle Beach	29577	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 448-1658	555	31	17.9	100.0%	151 (27.2%)	107 (19.3%)	203 (36.6%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	85 (15.3%)								(n/a)								$15,103	$2,826	$601	$3,427	$9,930	$1,746	$11,676

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverside Elementary

What schools do graduates of Riverside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Riverside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Myrtle Beach Middle
High : North Myrtle Beach High

Is Riverside Elementary a good school?

Riverside Elementary ranks 370^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Riverside Elementary in?

Horry 01

How many students attend Riverside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 697 students attended Riverside Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Riverside Elementary?

Students at Riverside Elementary are 45% White, 30% African American, 12% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races.

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